{"id":31499,"date":"2026-10-21T05:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=31499"},"modified":"2026-10-21T05:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:53:40","slug":"man-indicted-by-a-us-federal-grand-jury-arrested-in-pakistan-over-126m-counterfeit-postage-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/10\/21\/man-indicted-by-a-us-federal-grand-jury-arrested-in-pakistan-over-126m-counterfeit-postage-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Man indicted by a US federal grand jury arrested in Pakistan over $126m counterfeit postage scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man has been arrested in Pakistan and accused of running a counterfeit postage operation costing the US Postal Service $126m (\u00a394m).<\/p>\n

Faheem Akram, 33, from the city of Khanewal in the country’s eastern Punjab province, was arrested on Tuesday as part of raids across the country.<\/p>\n

\"Faheem<\/a>
Faheem Akram (Image: U.S. Postal Inspection Service)<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He allegedly operated LabelsBank.com, an unauthorised website which sold more than 5.1 million counterfeit postage labels to more than 5,200 customers.<\/p>\n

They typically cost $2 (\u00a31.50) each, regardless of the package’s weight, size or delivery address.<\/p>\n

The counterfeit labels allowed customers to ship packages at prices far below legitimate postal rates.<\/p>\n

Akram ran the website from August 2023 until September 2026, according to Atif Ameer, a senior official at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency.<\/p>\n

He used 16 bank accounts for the business, which he held alongside his brother, wife, sister and aunt, Mr Ameer added.<\/p>\n

Akram was indicted by a federal grand jury in the southern district of Florida, the US Attorney’s Office for the district confirmed in a statement on 28 September.<\/p>\n

It is not yet clear whether he will be extradited to the US or face trial in Pakistan<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Source: \u00a0\"Sky<\/a> news.sky.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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